Bilingual Education In Puerto Rico

Norteamerican Invasion

Jan 1, 1898

The ex- commissioner of the United Stade of Education obligate the Puerto Rico teachers to learn English. And they have preference to be hire.

Department of Intruction Public

Jan 2, 1900

Is created the Department of Instruction Public of Puerto Rico.

Educative Policy

Jan 3, 1902

Educative policy to preserve the spanish and adquire English language. The spanish in elementary and the English like especial class.

English Languages Aument

Oct 25, 1904

The English language is auments in the school of Puerto Rico with the idea to be the official language in the schools. Puerto Ricans Teachers sent to study in Cornel E. Harvard.

The Spanish is Eliminate

Aug 16, 1905

The English language is the offcial language in the school of Puerto Rico.

Spanish in First Grade

Nov 4, 1913

In the firts grade some class was in Sapanish language and the lecture.

Law

Dec 17, 1915

Decree a law for the learning been in spanish in the school of Puerto Rico.

Spanish and English

Nov 28, 1916

Spanish in primary grade to fourth grade and English in half of class of fifth grade and the other half in spanish.

U. S Teachers

Oct 25, 1920

Unites States teachers were employed on the island in an effert to improve the quality of english instruction.

English Emphasis

Jun 17, 1921

More emphasis to use the english language.

English as Second Language

Aug 25, 1930

English as second languages with a lot special programs to enrich the language. spanish was istrumental language to history, math and geography.

Spanish Language

Dec 26, 1942

Back the spanish language to six grade and english continuous like a subject.

Spanish in all levels

Oct 5, 1949

Spanish learning in all grades of Puerto Rico schools. This is the policy public in the actuallity of Deparment Education of Puerto Rico.

Bilingual education in Puerto Rico

Oct 25, 1968

Law of Bilingual education in Puerto Rico.

Returns Immigrant

Oct 25, 1970

Returns Immigrants were trained by the then Puerto Rican Department of public instruction.

Biligual Proyect

Oct 25, 1976

Bilingual proyect in two school of Puerto Rico.

Bilingual education to Deparment of English

Oct 25, 1984

The education bilingual program become to a proyect of department of English in the Department of Intruction Public in Puerto Rico.

Declaring Spanish

Oct 25, 1991

Gov. Rafael Hndz Colón went further by declaring spanish the island's sole official language.

English and Spanish

Jan 28, 1993

Both English an Spanish instruction language.

English Immerson

Oct 25, 1997

English immerson programs also made their way into Puerto Rican school, under the project to create a Bilingual citizen.

Bilingual Education

May 28, 2012

The governor of Puerto Rico is trying to do make Puerto Ricans fluents in English. Like a 12 school are preparing students to be bilingual.